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3:30 PM ET, September 21, 2026

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Politico:
Major TV networks decline White House pool duties  —  The nation's major television networks are declining to participate in White House pool duties moving forward in response to the Trump administration's decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and POLITICO from the White House, Fox News Washington …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
CNN, MS NOW, Politico to sue over White House bans  —  President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days, calling them “fake news.”  —  CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they are suing the government after President Donald Trump banned the news organizations from the White House in recent days.
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Trump inaudible during TV blackout: What the press pool does  —  President Trump was inaudible during a press conference Monday after the TV pool suspended coverage, with White House-provided video carrying no usable audio of his remarks. … - The pool serves hundreds of journalists …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
“National security” becomes Trump's executive sledgehammer … - President Trump needs all of them for national security purposes, he and his administration have argued. … - It's not the first time the administration has said its press restrictions were a national security must …
Discussion: Mother Jones
New York Times:
Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bans CNN  —  The move was an escalation of President Trump's showdown with the White House press corps after he moved to bar journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico.  —  Major television networks agreed to suspend their pooled coverage …
Politico:
Judge appointed by Trump will oversee news outlets' lawsuit over White House ban  —  The emergency lawsuit by three media organizations seeking to lift President Donald Trump's ban on White House access has landed in the courtroom of U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly.
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
White House TV pool won't cover Trump after press ban: CNN … Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.  — CNBC Councils  — Join the CNBC Panel  — News Tips  —  Got a confidential news tip?  We want to hear from you.
Emily Goodin / New York Post:
Trump cuts ribbon on latest White House construction project — but major TV networks refuse to show it
CNN:
CNN, MS NOW and Politico sue Trump administration over White House access
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Networks pull out of White House TV pool in solidarity with CNN
NBC News:
Iowa GOP Senate candidate Ashley Hinson calls for Iran war to end despite voting to let Trump continue it  —  Hinson, a congresswoman who is running for Senate, said the Iran war “needs to be brought to a successful and immediate end” and called for other policies to lower costs.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Kate Sullivan / Bloomberg:
Vance Says ‘More Work to Do,’ Playing Defense in Senate Fight
Peter Slevin / New Yorker:
A Populist Revival in Iowa
Discussion: STAT and National Review
Lindsay Wise / Wall Street Journal:
Worried Republicans Float Ideas to Lower Diesel, Gas Prices Before Midterms
Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Iowa Republican Senate Seat at Risk, GOP Super PAC Warns Donors
Discussion: The Hill
John Avlon / Rolling Stone:
The Road to a Democratic Majority Runs Through the Middle of America
Discussion: The New World
New York Times:
Paramount to Resolve States' Lawsuit, Clearing the Way for Warner Bros. Acquisition  —  The deal would remove the last significant hurdle the media mogul David Ellison faced to create a news and entertainment empire, home to movie studios, HBO, CBS and CNN.  —  Paramount reached an agreement …
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Deadline:
Done!  Paramount Settles Antitrust Suit, Set To Seal Deal For Warner Bros. Discovery … Specifics are still scant but will come when the deal is formally announced later this morning.  There will be concessions. … The WGA's lawsuit is included in the settlement, Deadline hears.
Discussion: The Hill and CBS News
Bloomberg:
Paramount to Settle Lawsuits, Paving Way for Warner Bros.  —  Paramount Skydance Corp. has reached a settlement with California and other states suing to block its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to a person familiar with the matter.
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Shot a DoorDash Driver in the Back in Austin  —  ONCE AGAIN, AN IMMIGRANT HAS BEEN SHOT BY ICE in Texas—this time he survived.  But the circumstances again point to out-of-control, trigger-happy agents shooting to kill, just six weeks before Election Day.
Discussion: New York Times, CBS News and NPR
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Joe Kottke / NBC News:
ICE officer shoots man in Austin, Texas, officials say
The Independent:
ICE agent shoots DoorDash driver during delivery in Austin sparking new protests
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
JB Pritzker Says He Used GLP-1s to Lose 80 Pounds  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois, widely seen as a potential presidential candidate, revealed in an interview on “CBS Mornings” that he had been on a GLP-1 regimen since 2024.  —  Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois has traveled to early primary states.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Senior GOP appropriator pours cold water on funding Trump's arch  —  Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, a senior Appropriations Committee Republican, questioned whether federal funds should be spent on construction of President Donald Trump's triumphal arch, which the president claimed over the weekend could be used for military purposes.
Jasper Goodman / Politico:
Crypto super PAC to spend $30 million in bid to take down Sherrod Brown  —  A super PAC funded by the cryptocurrency industry is preparing to spend at least $30 million in the Ohio Senate race to try to block Democrat Sherrod Brown from returning to Washington, the group's most aggressive move of the 2026 midterm cycle to date.
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Elleiana Green / Politico:
Jared Golden crosses party lines again, endorsing Mike Lawler for reelection  —  Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) endorsed GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in his reelection campaign in suburban New York, Golden wrote in an opinion article published Monday.  Lawler is facing a tough reelection campaign …
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The Washington Sun:
Democrats Fume After Jared Golden Endorses a Republican in a Key Race
Max Boot / Washington Post:
What Trump doesn't seem to realize about Xi Jinping  —  His mysterious friendship with China's president appears one-sided.  —  President Donald Trump's second term has been notable for some head-spinning changes in U.S. foreign policy.  Who could have predicted that Trump would launch …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Fox News
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Matthew Eadie / Evanston Now:
Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning  — Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Federal agents briefly detained and released a U.S. citizen on Sunday morning in Evanston on Howard Street east of Dodge Avenue, Evanston police chief Schenita Stewart confirmed Sunday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Illinois authorities investigate possible ICE wounding of US citizen
Discussion: New Republic and Evanston Now
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
White House Plan to Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents Divides Conservatives  —  Some praise the idea championed by Vice President JD Vance to direct federal money to support traditional families, while others say it cuts against conservative principles.  —  Republicans are sharply divided …
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Collins slams Trump plan to ‘politicize’ grants as defying Congress  —  Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins warned Monday that President Donald Trump would be defying Congress if he moves forward with empowering top political appointees to decide who gets grant funding for health research.
Riley Rogerson / Politico:
Max Miller threatens legal action over Democratic challenger's ‘defamatory’ ad  —  Rep. Max Miller is threatening legal action to block a television ad created by his Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter that includes allegations of domestic abuse.  A lawyer for Miller is demanding Cleveland …
Discussion: Daily Mail and NewsMax.com
Alex Oliveira / New York Post:
Woke NYT, 1619 Project writer deliberately sent daughter to troubled schools as a ‘sacrifice’ — and it backfired spectacularly  —  The writer behind the New York Times' controversial 1619 Project deliberately sent her daughter to poor Big Apple schools as a “sacrifice” to try to boost the education system …
 
 
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